Stuart Morgan wins TT series

Stuart won the twelve week series of events organised by A3CRG, running every Weds from May 21st to 6th Aug. Here's his run down ...

Points were awarded every week depending on your finishing position plus a bonus of 5 pts for every series pb.
We lost a couple to bad weather, so it was your best 6 events that counted in the final tally.
I always hoped that one day mediocrity would rise to the the top.

Check out the scalps here !

http://www.a3crg.co.uk/points.php

Bronze for Hulbert in Nationals

Martin Hulbert finished a fine 3rd in the Veterans National Road Race champs for over 50's on saturday. A strong field competed the 60 mile race held near Rugby (up north somewhere)
Here's Martin's race report ......

In my usual way I soft attacked as soon as the neutralised section was over! this soon came back.
After half a lap and just before the main climb, i sneaked away with another guy and we went well for another lap on our own and was later joined by a group of 7. The nine of us worked well and put over 15 minutes into what was left of the bunch. There was no efforts to break up the group of 9 until i put a serious attack on the main climb, a group of 3 riders came across to me after a few miles and then the bunch after another few miles.

I attacked again on the next steep climb and John French and Gary Hill joined me. With 3 in front we gave it all and fought out the sprint finish between us.

John French 1st
Gary Hill 2nd
Martin Hulbert 3rd

2009 Cycle Kingdom Series - Race 1 Result

Races held Wednesday 22nd April 2009

E12
1 Daniel Duguid Sigma Sport 1
2 Simon Ernest AWCycles 2
4 David Creeggan VC Meudon 1
3 Sam Allen A W Cycle.co.uk 2
5 Tim Elverson Felt Racing E
6 Lewis Atkins Agisko Viner 1
7 Jamie Newall VC Meudon 1
8 Richard Mardle Felt Racing 2
9 James Millard PCA E
10 Martin Smith AWCycles E
11 Andes Christensen Cycle Kingdom Race Team 1
12 Tom Smith AWCycles.co.uk E
13 Pete Wager VC Meudon 1
14 John Wager Felt Racing E
15 Robert King Reading C C 2

Overall Classification


3/4
1 Chris Clark Bang& Olufsen 3
2 Clive Jarvis CC Basingstoke 3
3 Andy Hibberd Pedalon.co.uk 3
4 Jeremy Bishop GS Avanti 3
5 Mark Workman Festival RC 3
6 James Bracey VC Meudon 4
7 Gary Bullock Thames Velo 3
8 Johnathan Maher Sigma Sport 3
9 Mark Westwood Team MK 3
10 Gavin Spiers Reading CC 3

Overall Classification


Youths Race 1
1 Damon King Reading CC D
2 Dominic Day V C Meudon D

Youths Race 1
1 Joe McGuinness Palmer Park Velo E
2 Zac Elverson Felt Racing E

Jamie "King of Dunsfold"

In a fitting flourish to the Dunsfold season Jamie rammed home his dominance by winning the final race of the series despite being surrounded in the break by 3 rampant Wildsiders determined to steal his thunder. The break of 7 went clear following a surge in pace down the headwind section of the course, leaving Jamie and the resurgent Dave Larcombe to fight out the finish on behalf of VCM.


Pos Name Club/Team Cat Time Prime Points
1 Jamie Newall VC Meudon 2 1:14:40 8
2 Simon McNamara Wildside RT 1
3 Mike Hawkins Norwood Paragon CC 1
4 Ashley Holding Wildside RT 2V 8
5 Christopher McNamara Wildside RT E 3
6 David Larcombe VC Meudon 2V 5
7 Toby Neave Southdown Velo E 1
8 Jason Edwards Wildside RT 1 @ 0:35
9 Felix English Team Corridori YA
10 Ken Prince VC Meudon 2 1

French race invites British riders

Organizers of a race at Campagne les Hesdin in France (Pas de Calais; 1:10 from Calais) on September 7th invite british riders to participate. The event is for french categories 1-2-3 and Juniors. UK 1st and below are welcomed and Juniors too of course!

The race is composed of a lap of 24 Km and a lap of 88 Km. There are 7 "montains" and the 5 best climbers will receive rewards.

The 20 first of the scratch results will receive rewards (prices grid of 534 euros). The 15 first of the french category 3 and all Juniors will receive rewards (prices grid of 228 euros).

The 3 first of each category will receive rewards.

The entry fee is 5,50 € (app £3.90). You will need a letter of autorisation from B.C.

The organisation:
- 230 roadside marshals
- 20 old cars (post race)
- Neutral race service
- 20 motorcycle outriders.

Each rider will receive 2 bottles.

Each program is an entry to a tombola - 1st. prize is a mountain bike.
Full details on: http://www.ccbrimeux.com/La-Cantonale-2008.html

15 BC riders participated to La Cantonale and appreciated it. We appreciated too to receive them and would be very happy to receive more BC riders this year.

Ken podiums in Handicap

Ken Prince reports from last weeks SL Handicap at Kitsmead Lane ....

"It was the usual fast pace with the group myself and Mark were in working well together. The scratch group caught us, Dave (Creeggan we assume) was in this group and we continued to work hard to catch the groups in front. We only caught the front group on the last lap so it came down to a bunch sprint. It was getting quite dark and on the final long straight before the last corner it was the usual free for all as every rider wanted to be at the front! It was not for the faint-hearted! Mark was well positioned near the front most of the way down there from what I could see. Just before the corner I moved forward. There was a little group of riders just a bit off the front coming out of the corner which we caught on the first rise. Dave pretty much led out the sprint, I jumped on his wheel and Mark was just behind me. Dave moved over and only Darrell and Martin managed to get past me just before the line with Mark still right behind me.

Kitsmead Lane H'cap RR July 31, 2008
1st Martin Smith A W Cycles E
2nd Darrell Pembroke Agiskoviner.com 2
3rd Ken Prince V C Meudon 2
4th Andy Davies Fit- For 2
5th Mark Bremmer V C Meudon 2V